Today we went to a Halloween party at Austin's house. They came in their costumes, played games, decorated pumpkins, and cupcakes and played outside. They had a blast.
Emma painting her pumpkin at the Halloween party.
LSU Cheerleader trick or treating at Daddy's office.
Handyman, construction worker figuring out this whole trick or treat thing.... and liking it!
So this week end we went to my cousin Farrah's son's (Matt) birthday party. They had cotton candy machine, games, and a hay ride. They also had a visit from the chicken lady herself. Emma had a blast & I enjoyed seeing my cousin and other old friends.
Then we went to Melissa's (my cousin) wedding reception. It was also nice to see so many old friends from the stake I grew up in. Then we went to a Halloween party at Christina & David's house. She let the kids paint pumpkins, decorate cookies, they had a pinata, and had poppers (the kind you throw on the ground) and light sabers (as Emma called them), they are the light up necklaces you get at the fair. Over all we had a busy but very fun day! (the baby is John & Lavonda's son- Hunter) my nephew
Emma has been in gymnastics for the last few months. She has for the most part enjoyed it and learned a lot. She has a natural talent and her teacher says she is really good. I am able to see how she compares to the other kids only in the last 5 min of class when all the parents get to come in and watch the kids do a move or a trick. Emma did a dive roll (using the props) all by her self. All the other kids needed help or could not even do it right when they had help. I am aloud to be biased I am her mom.
Well the last few weeks she has been misbehaving and we have not known weather to take her out or not. But today she had a great day and we have talked about it and decided to keep her in. We don't want her to be a quitter and we want her to have something that she loves. So we are excited that things are back on track after many talks with her and her teacher. I know we will have bad days here and there but hopefully they will be less and less as she grows.
Last night Steve took me on a date. He gets the great opportunity of being taken out to great new places for lunch at his job and he thought I would like this one. It is called
Well it was not fun but we did it. It was HOT, CROWDED, and I lost track of Emma more than once. SCARY! I don't think I will take my kids again unless they are much older (like 3 years from now). I might take Emma by herself next year. You really need one adult on one child. Anyways we did get a few cute pictures out of it.
Spencer's face kinda matches the characters faces.
HOW TO:
First you cut the block of wood, then sand off the edges.
Then you cut scrapbook paper to the same size as the front of your block. Then you get Modge Podge and glue the paper on with a very thin layer. Also modge podge over the top of the paper and the rest of the block to seal it all in. This also helps protect you from splinters. Then wait for it to dry (if you do a thin layer it only takes 5 or 10 min to dry). Then you lightly sand edges again to give it a rough or torn look. Then you stencil the letters on with black magic marker. Then modge podge glue the spiders or pumpkins (little confetti) on. Then tie the ribbon around it. It is super easy. I am also going to make more for other holidays. I could not believe how easy it was!
Also you can put your kids pictures on there & it works the same. Our stake primary presidency also made I am a child of God blocks for all the primary kids. They actually painted the blocks and then added stick on letters and glued a picture on back of Jesus. All the same concept with a different twist. Here is a picture of the front and the back.
This is what we affectionately call, "The Bean Game." It is much more fun than saying "Bohnanza." It was given to us when as a house warming gift when we moved into our home in BR. It is played with a deck of cards with comical illustrations of eight different types of beans (of varying scarcities), which the players are trying to plant and sell in order to raise money.[1] The principal restriction is that players may only be farming two or three types of bean at once, but they obtain beans of all different types randomly from the deck, and so must engage in trading with the other players to be successful. The original game is for three to six players and takes about one hour to play.
I got this explanation from Wikipedia. Love it. Saves time. Anyways like most other games, you have to play it to find out how much fun it really is. (It can be purchased online at www.gameoutfitter.com) Our family highly recommends this game if you are looking for a great time. WARNING: you might become an overly competitive person while playing this game!
We do dinner groups in our ward and last night we hosted. We had the 3 couples come. We made gumbo, rice and bread. Steve cooked most of the meal. It was yummy. Then we played the bean game. We had a blast! Thanks to my mom and sister for watching the kids for us. We love yall!
I made this Frankenstein. We though he looked a lot like the veggie tales character.
More Decorations
This is our table, all ready for quests. Thanks to Holly for letting me borrow some decorations.
Emma colored these Halloween pictures and they hang on my fridge.
My mom & sister made these cookies for us. Cute hu!
This is the corn husk wreath I made a few weeks ago with Colleen and Holly.
This is the sign I asked my friend Holly to paint the letters. She did a great job.
I made these cupcakes for the occasion.
